"Now at least he can't terrorize any other families," Ms. Slepian said.She said that she never lost faith that Mr. Kopp would be captured."All the law enforcement agencies the F.B.I., the state police, the U.S. attorney, Amherst police and everyone involved in this process never let up," she said. Ms. Slepian said she would attend Mr. Kopp's trial if he was returned to the country as long as it did not interfere with the rearing of her four sons, who are 10 to 18 years old. She said that she would let them decide if they wanted to attend the trial.Ms. Slepian talked about how bringing Mr. Kopp to justice might affect her sons. "For the kids, maybe it will help," she told the newspaper. "But there's no closure. They still don't have their father."April 1, 2001 State Bar Calls for a Halt to Capital PunishmentBy RICHARD PREZ-PEA Expanded Coverage• In Depth: Criminal Justice • Join a Discussion on The Death Penalty LBANY, March 31 — The New York State Bar Association called today for a moratorium on capital punishment until concerns about the conviction of innocent people and racial disparities in the use of the death penalty are addressed.The group's House of Delegates, meeting here, also endorsed giving judges wide discretion to allow cameras into their courtrooms, a reversal of its previous position that cameras should be allowed only when all sides in a case agree to it.The call for a death penalty moratorium, approved on an overwhelming voice vote, marks the strongest statement the Bar Association has made on the administration of the penalty. The group has never taken a position on capital punishment."Why would we be hesitant to speak out where people's lives are at stake?" asked Vincent Doyle, chairman of the association's criminal justice section.But the debate exposed a deep rift between the majority and a group who feared that support for a moratorium would be widely seen as opposition to execution,...
